Perfect Breakfast Potatoes

Everyone loves my potatoes. I make them better than anyone else. No one makes breakfast potatoes better than I. In this instance, clearly modesty is not a priority. But seriously, these really are some good potatoes. And super easy to make too! There are only 5 ingredients. Potatoes, onions, oil, salt pepper and red pepper flakes. Okay that’s 6, but who’s counting?

Dice up some potatoes. I used Yukon gold ones this time, but practically any potato will do…even sweet potatoes.Next, pour oil into a hot pan. Add the potatoes. Try to use a pan large enough for all the potatoes to lay flat in one layer. This will allow all of the taters to make contact with the heat and brown nicely. Cook the potatoes on medium-high heat, uncovered for about 5 minutes.

Then flip them over. Now add the diced red onion, salt, pepper and crushed red pepper, and cover the pan. Covering the pan allows the onions and potatoes to cook through. Lower the heat and let the potatoes cook for about 10 minutes. This is when the kitchen will start to smell good and people will start lingering into the kitchen to investigate.

After 10 minutes, uncover the potatoes and raise the heat back to medium-high. Now you can brown them the rest of the way. Continue to cook the potatoes uncovered. Flip them over and let them cook undisturbed on all sides until they’re all brown and delicious. Yum!